Viewing User Connections
The User Connection utility lists all users connected to the selected Zim Server and provides an interface for disconnecting users from the server.
The column headers in the User Connections grid are described in the table below:
Disconnecting Users
To disconnect a user, right click on the user number and then click on Yes in the pop-up dialog
The selected user connection will be terminated and the list of connected users will be updated
Activates ZIM products and provides information about the activated products in your system.
Syntax
ZIMACTIV [action] [serial number] [activation key] [company name]
Parameters
| action | An action to be taken in regards to an activation key. It can be one of-a Activates the ZIM product based on the information provided by the subsequent parameters.-c Checks the activation key.-i Lists information relevant to this activation key, such as validity, product, version, and so on.-l Lists information about all currently activated and licensed ZIM products.-m Indicates the platform to which this activation is applied.
Possible values are
1 – Windows
2 – SCO 6 and UnixWare
3 – AIX
4 – HP
5 – Solaris
6 – Linux-p Indicates the ZIM product to which this activation key applies.
Possible values are
1 – ZIM PDP
2 – ZIM ODBC Driver
3 – Server Access Modules (SAM)
4 – ZIM Web
5 – ZIM Backup Server |
| serial number | A five-digit number corresponding to the serial number of the ZIM product being activated. This number is provided by ZIM when you purchase the product. |
| activation key | String of 16 characters corresponding to the activation key of the ZIM product being activated (hyphens are optional). This key is provided by ZIM when you purchase the product. |
| company name | String of 8 to 50 characters corresponding to the name of the company that activates the ZIM product. This name is provided by ZIM when you purchase the product. |
Comments
The ZIMACTIV utility performs various operations in regards to the current activation key or in regards to the currently activated and licensed ZIM products. Specifically, the ‘-a’ option activates the ZIM product being installed, enabling the product to run.
The ZIMACTIV utility is invoked from the operating system prompt. To be run, ZIMACTIV requires at least the action parameter; if not present, you are prompted to enter it. You are prompted for any other required parameter as well.
The company name must be entered in quotation marks if blank spaces are part of the name. Lower and upper case, as well spaces, are ignored in this parameter; the company name cannot exceed of 50 characters.
The ZIMACTIV utility has a graphical version named ZIMACTIW that runs only on Windows. The ZIMACTIV utility runs on both Windows and UNIX.
Example
zimactiv –a 12345 ABCD-ABCD-ABCD-ABCD ”My Company Name”
The Zim Database Language Customizer utility displays and enables editing the contents of the zimlang.zim customization file for the selected Zim database.
Click on the cell in the Current Value column along the row corresponding to the language customization item you wish to change
Type in the new value for the language customization item. The updated value will appear in bold. Click on Save to store the new language customization file
The Zim language customization changes for the selected database have been accepted and will take effect as soon as Zim Server restarts.
Activated Products
The Activation utility displays all currently activated Zim products installed on the same machine as the selected Zim Server.
Each row in the Activated Products grid corresponds to a single Zim product:
The column headers in the Activated Product grid are described in the table below:
Activating a New Product
New Zim products can be activated by clicking on Activate a New Product and providing the correct information in the dialog:
Note: You will always receive, via e-mail, the required activation information (Serial Number, Activation Key and Registration Name) for any Zim product licensed to you..
Click on Activate to complete the procedure.
Viewing User Connections
The User Connection utility lists all users connected to the selected Zim Server and provides an interface for disconnecting users from the server.
The column headers in the User Connections grid are described in the table below:
Disconnecting Users
To disconnect a user, right-click on the user number and then click on Yes in the pop-up dialog
The selected user connection will be terminated and the list of connected users will be updated
The File Statistics utility displays statistics for all open files that belong to any of the databases managed by the selected Zim Server.
Each Zim file is displayed in a single row in the File Statistics grid, whose column headers are described in the table below:
Note: You can sort the grid by clicking on its corresponding header tab. The first click sorts the table in ascending order and the second in descending order.
Adding a Zim Server
Add a Zim Server to the network tree by right-clicking on the Zim Servers node and then clicking on Add Server…
Alternatively, a Zim Server node can also be added to the network tree by selecting Tools and then clicking on Add Server…
Next, enter the Zim Server‘s IP address in the field provided (default: localhost), the port number (default: 6002) and press OK
A new node containing the Zim Server‘s IP address will appear in the network tree. If Zim Server is running on the same machine as Zim Explore, the new node will be labeled localhost
Connecting to a Zim Server
To connect to the newly added Zim Server, right-click on the server node and click on Login
To complete the login procedure, enter the user name (default: ZIM), the password (default: “”) and click on OK
Once the connection to the server has been established, a + sign will appear beside the server node
The server node can be expanded by clicking on the + sign or by double-clicking on the server node itself
Removing a Zim Server
To remove a Zim Server node from the network tree, right-click on the server node and click on Remove
Zim Server Statistics
The Statistics utility displays relevant information pertaining to the configuration and state of the selected Zim Server.
The column headers in the Zim Server Statistics grid are described in the table below:
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Browsing the Zim Server Configuration
The Zim Server Configuration utility displays and enables editing the contents of the zimconfig.srv configuration file for the selected Zim Server.
The column headers in the Zim Server Configuration grid are described in the table below:
| Column | Description |
|---|
| Option Name | The Zim Server configuration option |
| Current Value | The value assigned in the configuration file |
| Default Value | The default value for this option if no other value is assigned |
| Minimum | The minimum allowed value for this option |
| Maximum | The maximum allowed value for this option |
All the available Zim Server configuration options are listed in the table below. Click on any option to view more detailed information.
Editing the Zim Server Configuration
To change the value of a configuration option, click on the cell in the Current Value column along the row corresponding to the selected configuration option
Type in or select the new value for the configuration option and click on Save to store the new configuration file
The Zim Server configuration changes have been accepted and will take effect as soon as Zim Server restarts. Click OK to dismiss the confirmation message
Browsing Objects by Type
The Object Browser provides a concise representation for database objects that belong to the selected database.
In the treeview, each database node has a child node labelled Objects, which in turn contains one child node for each object category.
Clicking on a particular category node will result in the Object Grid displaying only the database objects of the that category.
Each object occupies a single row and each of the object’s properties will be represented in a single column.
Object Categories
The table below lists all object categories that can be viewed in the Object Browser.
Also listed are the equivalent Zim:X commands that can be issued from a Zim:X client to retrieve the same objects.
To view more information about a specific object category, click on the category name in the left column.
Querying Databases
The Database Object Browser also provides an interface for issuing Zim commands to query the database.
For example, to list all the form fields belonging to the form fExample_Zim9, in the database, type the following Zim command in the entry field:
list all ffs where FormName = "fExample_Zim9"
… and press Go.
The form fields will be listed in the Database Explorer grid, where each form field will be represented in a single row and each of its attributes in a single column:
Note: List commands do not generate sets when issued from Zim Explore. If you wish to interact and manipulate objects, use ZXCLIENT or ZXCOMMAND.
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